Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #183 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Sussex County
School Name Williamsville Colored School (DuPont)
Location Bob Jack Lane, Selbyville
Date Opened Built 1920
Current Status Still standing, now a private home
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 54. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 155.
Additional Information Also known as 226-C. One room school.

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